This story was published on Jan. 26, 2006 on Page A1 in all editions of the Bangor Daily News
Ed Rice was home doing chores on Jan. 16 when an envelope arrived via FedEx. What he found inside, he said, made his jaw drop.
Rice, the author of a book about legendary Indian Island baseball player Louis Sockalexis, who played in 94 games for the Cleveland Spiders from 1897 to 1899, now has what he believes to be the most compelling piece of evidence that Sockalexis was in fact the first … [Read more...]

This story was published on June 11, 2005 on Page A1 in all editions of the Bangor Daily News
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Ed Rice made his case for Indian Island legend Louis Sockalexis on Friday afternoon, asking for recognition and respect for the baseball player during a talk at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Orono, Maine, resident and author of the Sockalexis biography “Baseball’s First Indian – Louis Sockalexis: Penobscot Legend, Cleveland Indian” appeared at the final session of the … [Read more...]

This story was published on June 04, 2005 on Page D1 in all editions of the Bangor Daily News
OLD TOWN – A little more than 100 years after Louis Sockalexis stepped on to a baseball diamond as a Major League Baseball player in Cleveland, Nate Lonko stood in the infield of Old Town High’s baseball field, posing for a photo with a bat over his shoulder.
Like Sockalexis, Lonko is pretty successful at what he does as the starting shortstop. They both lived right around Old Town – Sockalexis … [Read more...]